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#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – what is Kate Scrivener reading?
Dr Kate Scrivener is a clinician, researcher and educator in neurological physiotherapy in Sydney, Australia. Kate has expertise in rehabilitation after stroke, with a particular interest in using exercise and…
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth resource – 95% confidence intervals explained
The purpose of conducting a randomised controlled trial, or a systematic review of randomised controlled trials, is to determine the size of the treatment effect (or the difference in outcome…
PEDro #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge spreads to Dutch-speaking physiotherapists
A new partner, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, has joined the PEDro #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge. Many physiotherapists have signed up for the #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge and have started sharing their reading with…
PEDro update (1 July 2019)
PEDro contains 43,951 records. In the 1 July 2019 update you will find: 34,361 reports of randomised controlled trials (33,522 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Systematic review found that non-invasive positive pressure ventilation may reduce hospital mortality in people with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
This Cochrane systematic review evaluated the effectiveness and safety of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation compared to standard care for adults with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. Randomised controlled trials recruiting participants…
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – what is Darren Brown reading?
Darren Brown is a clinician and academic from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust in London, United Kingdom who specialises in the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency…
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth resource – how to read an evidence-based clinical practice guideline
Clinical practice guidelines are useful for clinicians as they summarise the available evidence about management of a health condition. A key feature that distinguishes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines is that…
The PEDro “Dance of the subdisciplines 1990-2018” video is fascinating
We have plotted the growth in the number of trials, reviews and guidelines available for each area of practice (or subdiscipline) of physiotherapy. Data are displayed each year from 1990…
Ianthe Boden wins PEDro prize for the best trial presented at WCPT 2019!
The PEDro prize is awarded to the person who presents the best report of a randomised controlled trial at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress. The award recognises…
WCPT’s highest global honour goes to Anne Moseley
Anne Moseley, co-founder of PEDro, received the Mildred Elson Award in the opening ceremony for World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress 2019. The Mildred Elson Award is the highest…